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familiarity_n which_o beget_v a_o contempt_n of_o god_n if_o at_o lest_o it_o be_v not_o beget_v of_o it_o for_o it_o will_v certain_o end_v in_o a_o slight_n of_o his_o majesty_n if_o it_o do_v not_o begin_v in_o it_o this_o ungodly_a familiarity_n with_o god_n teach_v we_o to_o offer_v that_o to_o god_n which_o do_v cost_v we_o nothing_o contrary_a to_o his_o resolution_n who_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o therefore_o best_a acquaint_v with_o his_o like_n 2_o sam._n 24._o 24._o nay_o but_o i_o will_v buy_v it_o of_o thou_o at_o a_o price_n neither_o will_v i_o offer_v burnt-offering_n unto_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n of_o that_o which_o do_v cost_v i_o nothing_o for_o indeed_o such_o offering_n do_v but_o proclaim_v a_o contempt_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v mal._n 1._o 7._o they_o that_o offer_v pollute_v bread_n do_v in_o effect_n say_v the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v contemptible_a and_o they_o be_v according_o send_v to_o court_n to_o learn_v better_a manner_n 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prophet_n or_o whatever_o else_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o subjection_n do_v in_o no_o kind_n impair_v religion_n so_o sy_n chrysostome_n subjection_n do_v not_o impair_a religion_n and_o why_o then_o shall_v religion_n seek_v to_o impair_v subjection_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o babylon_n but_o also_o in_o jerusalem_n unless_o this_o impair_n of_o subjection_n have_v make_v it_o late_o become_v babylon_n most_o admirable_a be_v that_o public_a and_o open_a profession_n of_o all_o the_o father_n in_o the_o four_o council_n of_o constantinople_n be_v the_o eight_o general_n in_o account_n to_o their_o emperor_n basilius_n in_o the_o nine_o action_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o know_v very_o well_o o_o emperor_n that_o there_o be_v archprelate_n and_o prelate_n and_o abbot_n and_o priest_n and_o monk_n in_o your_o dominion_n and_o that_o you_o be_v the_o prince_n and_o precedent_n or_o governor_n of_o they_o all_o but_o because_o 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the_o pope_n say_v aeneas_n silvius_n who_o be_v himself_o a_o pope_n in_o gestis_fw-la council_n basil._n a_o pope_n indeed_o but_o so_o a_o pope_n that_o he_o may_v well_o shame_v not_o only_a papist_n but_o also_o protestant_n as_o some_o of_o their_o late_a principle_n and_o practice_n have_v be_v for_o never_o since_o christ_n time_n be_v such_o a_o notorious_a scandal_n give_v to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n by_o churchman_n as_o have_v be_v of_o late_a by_o some_o who_o will_v be_v think_v the_o best_a of_o protestant_n but_o in_o this_o have_v show_v themselves_o the_o worst_a of_o christian_n that_o a_o whole_a company_n of_o divine_n shall_v so_o forget_v if_o not_o renounce_v the_o supremacy_n and_o allegiance_n due_a to_o their_o king_n for_o which_o he_o have_v the_o oath_n of_o god_n and_o their_o own_o multiply_a oath_n as_o to_o consult_v of_o religion_n in_o his_o dominion_n without_o his_o consent_n to_o change_v that_o religion_n without_o his_o authority_n and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v to_o force_v he_o to_o change_v it_o against_o his_o conscience_n o_o dear_a jesus_n blot_v this_o sin_n out_o of_o the_o monument_n of_o man_n memory_n that_o it_o be_v not_o our_o last_a shame_n here_o and_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o god_n remembrance_n that_o it_o be_v not_o their_o everlasting_a confusion_n hereafter_o amen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ait_fw-la dositheus_n graecus_n council_n flor._n sess_v 25._o addit_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la anglicana_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d will_v you_o that_o we_o betray_v our_o divinity_n the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o church_n i_o will_v rather_o die_v then_o either_o latinize_v or_o scotize_v finis_fw-la errata_fw-la prio_fw-la numerus_fw-la paginam_fw-la alter_fw-la lineam_fw-la notat_fw-la pag._n 33._o l._n 8._o leg_n the._n ibid._n 13._o error_n 40_o 9_o del_o or_o 55_o 22._o the._n 109_o 9_o usum_fw-la sarum_fw-la 20_o 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 155_o 7._o imperfect_a 159_o 5._o admirabiles_fw-la amores_fw-la 285_o 2._o breast_n 310._o 19_o salvatur_fw-la 335_o 27._o man_n 338_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 387._o â—_o pro_fw-la word_n leg_n which_o 391_o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 397_o 19_o leg_n in_o a_o high_a